1. Technological Artefacts
Scootle 5: Sunday Trading&Refugee Task
EDUC1751: Assessment 1 Kate Riley (c3148829)Tutor: James
Field
2. Artefact #1: Scootle Activity 5
This activity is a GOOD example of a technological artefact.
Sunday Trading is an interactive activity, designed for students to
formulate opinions and research different points of view, on an
issue which relates to their own lives.
Students are encouraged to gather information, and present their
point of view in the form of a virtual webpage embedded in the
activity.
3. Sunday Trading
Individually driven, student-centred and interactive nature.
Explore different opinions and gather facts.
Metacognition: Reflection upon web page.
Focus Area: 5A2 Changing Australian Communities
Syllabus Outcomes: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 & 5.7
4. Artefact #2: Refugee Task
This activity is a BAD example of a technological artefact.
This task is an activity designed for students to conduct personal
research and answer set questions, to be presented in a manner of
their own choice.
Students are to gather information, and present their findings to
the class, submit in a printed report.
5. Refugee Task
Focus on real-world situations
The student as a global citizen
Potentially challenging to students
Focus Area: 5A4 Australia in its regional and global contexts
Syllabus outcomes: 5.2, 5.3 & 5.9
6. Comparison at a glance
Scootle 5: Sunday Trading
More engaging for students
Highly interactive
Direct satisfaction of learning outcomes and skill
competencies
Element of metacognition through web-page creation as a reflective
activity
Easier for students to relate to their own lives
Refugee Task
More traditional teaching method, with students answering set
questions from given websites
Doesnt satisfy syllabus as directly
Lack of student freedom
Lack of engaging qualities
7. Elements to take forward
Interactive elements which leave students in control of own
outcomes/results- Choose your point of view- Design your own output
(from web page)
Reflective element - Element from web page- Students reflect on
information/opinion- Metacognitive element
